Politics

This Monday morning the press conference that was organized by the Observatory for the Fight against Corruption and Economic Malpractice (OLUCOME) and Speech and Actions for the Awakening of Consciences and the Evolution of Mentalities (PARCEM), was interrupted by the law enforcers that was set to address the challenges and call for the government to reconsider the...

The tricycle mostly known as the (Tuk-Tuk) in Burundi, motorcycle and bicycle riders are desperate after the government’s move to extend their limit zones in Bujumbura deadline is closing in. Burundi’s Internal Affairs minister Gervais Ndirakobuca on Thursday extended the deadline for all the tricycle and motorcycle owners to be registered in Bujumbura in...

The East African Legislative Assembly members of the Committee on Regional Affairs and Conflict Resolution kicked off their assessment activity on Tuesday 8th March, 2022 in Bujumbura to assess the measures instituted by the partner states for the safety and security of movement of people and goods on Tanganyika. The committee included Burundi’s Hon....

Local authorities in Kirundo province have accused Rwanda’s navy for kidnapping two Burundian fishermen while on Lake Rweru on March 1st and 2nd around 21hrs local time, authorities say that the two fishermen who are Burundian nationals were kidnapped by the Rwandan navy forces and beaten and were released on the same night with injuries all over...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet should release her office’s long-awaited report on the Chinese government’s crimes against humanity in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region without further delay, Amnesty International said today in an open letter joined by almost 200 other organizations. The letter was released as Bachelet gave a global update at...

 Burundi president Evariste Ndayihsimiye during a retreat with senior executives and state executives that took place last weekend, the president vowed for economic reforms that will see the country’s economic growth hit double digits by 2024. “In response to concerns submitted by senior executives of the state regarding the opacity of public procurement procedures...

Taliban has announced it will no longer allow further evacuations of Afghans from the country. The Taliban government Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the move was taken to ensure situation of those already abroad improves. Mujahid told a news conference that the government had noted that the situation of some of the Afghans evacuated were living in...

The European Union called Taliban's home searches a "crime" and called for an end to the operation that kicked off last week. Taliban security forces have been searching homes, in the guise of mopping up illegally-held guns by civilians and criminals. EU Ambassador to Afghanistan, Von Brant, has said the world is watching the...

The East African Legislative Assembly called on for the South Sudan East African Community Minister Deng Alor Kuol to attend in the parliament’s business, this comes after the South Sudan minister failed to show up in any of the parliament’s business since his appointment back in 2020. “If it was a one-off...

Amid the growing economic woes and international isolation forcing over-reliance on China, Pakistani officials are ready to scrap the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), if the US could offer a similar deal, local media said. Pakistani authorities who remain predisposed to the West have even offered to scrap or sideline the CPEC if Washington could...